Cheese Tips

Devotees of dairy produce will be relieved to learn that the fermented curd is widely available on both sides of the Andes, passing under the name 'queso'.

To obtain 'queso' it is necessay to locate a suitable retail outlet. In Andean regions, it seems that the pronunciation of the word varies from 'queso' to 'kaso'. But don´t let this undermine your linguistic self-confidence! In the event of a blank look, your 'queso'monger may respond to the alternative pronunciation.

The following phrases may be found useful, roughly in order of descending social acceptability:

Queso por favor
Yo quiero queso
Tienes tu cualquier queso?
Donde es el queso?
Pronto das me el queso, bastardo!

If you require cream cheese, 'queso de nata' is your man.